Welcome to Monday’s Music Moves Me on Sundays! It’s the fifth day of May which marks Mexico’s victory over the Second French empire in 1862. My great-grandfather was a full-blooded Spaniard. His parents came from Spain and it was the Spanish who conquered Mexico. Let’s spice up the dance floor with this week’s theme, Latin artists singers/songwriter and musicians.
This is a music genre I enjoy listening to quite a bit, especially when its flavored with a rock vibe. I can only name a few Latin artists by name so this gives me the opportunity for new discoveries. Breezing through an online article, I sampled the bands’ music I found in it. I didn’t know any of the groups mentioned.
In today’s line up, I’m featuring the 1969 American brown-eye soul group from Los Angelos California known as El Chicano. The first track on my playlist is a jazzy cover of the 1940s trumpeter, Gerald Wilson, sonThe band popularized jazz trumpeter, Gerald Wilson’s song Viva Tirado and a hit on LA radio stations where the jazzy cover stayed #1 for 13 weeks. You’ll find this track along with 11 more for your listening pleasure on The Best of El Chicano YT playlist. Click play to enjoy!
Remember music themes are only suggestions. I don’t care one way or another. The important thing is to share whatever music moves you. Now, it’s your turn!
I thought I’d finish things up by adding my responses to Ellen’s Friendly Fill-ins
Have a boogietastic week!
